PARODY Par"o*dy, n.; pl. Parodies. Etym: [L. parodia, Gr. parodie. See Para- , and Ode.]
1. A writing in which the language or sentiment of an author is mimicked; especially, a kind of literary pleasantry, in which what is written on one subject is altered, and applied to another by way of burlesque; travesty. The lively parody which he wrote . . . on Dryden's "Hind and Panther" was received with great applause. Macaulay.
2. A popular maxim, adage, or proverb. [Obs.]
PARODY
Par"o*dy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Parodied; p. pr. & vb. n. Parodying.]
Etym: [Cf. F. parodier.]
Defn: To write a parody upon; to burlesque.
I have translated, or rather parodied, a poem of Horace. Pope.
PAROKET
Par"o*ket`, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: See Paroquet.
PAROL
Pa*rol", n. Etym: [See Parole, the same word.]
1. A word; an oral utterance. [Obs.]
2. (Law)